MarineShift360, West Cowes (2026)

28/04/2026

Ollie Taylor joined the Composites Weekly podcast alongside Alessandro Stagni from , one of three companies in the 2026 MarineShift360 Impact Accelerator cohort.

The conversation runs across the full life cycle of a boat. Ollie sets out why end-of-life is the looming problem the industry hasn’t answered yet, with boats built in the 60s, 70s and 80s now reaching end-of-life at a rate of tens of thousands of tonnes a year.

Alessandro walks through how nlcomp is responding, switching from thermoset to thermoplastic resin and using recycled fibres and cores to build fully recyclable boats up to 10.5m, including their new 34ft offshore racer.

They get into the technical side of recycling rates, mechanical versus thermochemical recovery, and why the holy grail is keeping fibres continuous rather than downgrading them.

For Ollie, the technical challenge is largely being solved. The harder problems now are infrastructure and policy. Decentralised recycling at port level, closing the price gap between virgin and recycled materials, and building the feedstock flywheel.

A really useful listen if you’re working in composites, in marine or any other industry dealing with end-of-life.

Big thanks to Jonathan and the Composites Weekly team for having Ollie and Alessandro on.

🎧 Link in bio to listen

20/04/2026

Our second 2026 Impact Accelerator spotlight is , one of three companies joining this year’s cohort.

Founded by competitive sailors who saw abandoned composite boats deteriorating in harbours with nowhere to go but landfill, the Italian company has since developed rComposite®, a DNV-validated, fully recyclable thermoplastic composite system using recycled carbon fibre and natural fibres.

Winner of the World Sailing Technology Award 2024, nlcomp is now building its first factory in northeast Italy for serial production.

nlcomp has done preliminary LCA work with consultants and universities, but has lacked reliable data on new materials, and especially on the end-of-life impact of its composites.

That’s the gap this programme is designed to close.

As part of the Impact Accelerator, nlcomp will build a lifecycle assessment framework to benchmark its composites against traditional thermoset materials, specifically comparing thermoplastic systems against epoxy, vinylester and polyester equivalents.

The focus is quantifying differences across global warming potential, landfill waste and material reuse.

Chosen from 20 applicants spanning 10 countries, the 2026 cohort represents the full lifecycle of marine sustainability, from the materials that build vessels, to the propulsion systems that power them, to the end-of-life solutions that ensure they don’t become tomorrow’s waste.

Swipe through to learn more 👉

Led by Marine Futures and supported by 11th Hour Racing.

09/04/2026

Meet , the first of three companies selected for the 2026 MarineShift360 Impact Accelerator.

It’s one of the world’s leading composite materials and engineering companies, serving marine, wind energy and aerospace industries from operations spanning four continents.

Through the programme, Gurit will assess the lifecycle impact of key marine products, identify lower-impact material and design pathways, and embed LCA methodology into day-to-day engineering.

The long-term ambition is making environmental impact data a standard part of every client deliverable.

Nicolas Siohan, Principal Engineer at Gurit, said:

“At Gurit, we see composites as essential for moving toward a greener future, thanks to their ability to enable lighter, more energy-efficient, and longer-lasting designs and products.

“In collaboration with Marine Futures experts, we seek to identify the top impacting factors on marine structures, develop alternative designs to minimise them, and implement low-carbon methodologies in our daily development processes.”

Chosen from 20 applicants spanning 10 countries, the 2026 cohort represents the full lifecycle of marine sustainability, from the materials that build vessels, to the propulsion systems that power them, to the end-of-life solutions that ensure they don’t become tomorrow’s waste.

Led by Marine Futures and supported by .

Learn more at marineshift360.org

07/04/2026

Performance in marine design has changed. It’s no longer just about speed, strength, or efficiency.

Today, performance includes environmental impact, and most of that impact is decided before a boat is ever built.

Up to 80% of a vessel’s lifetime footprint is locked in at the design stage.

MarineShift360 is a life-cycle assessment tool built specifically for marine design. It brings clear, evidence-based data into every decision, from the first sketch to product launch.

• Instantly see how material choices affect environmental impact

• Compare systems and test alternatives

• Identify the lowest-impact path before production begins

• Replace guesswork with measurable outcomes

Teams are already using MarineShift360 to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and make faster, more confident decisions backed by real data.

From concept to launch, see where impact lies, and how to reduce it without compromising performance.

Stop guessing. Start measuring.

Learn more at marineshift360.org

02/04/2026

Competition has always driven innovation in sailing. IMOCA has shown it can drive sustainability too.

Few athletes are closer to climate change than IMOCA skippers. Alone in the ocean, they experience shifting weather systems and changing conditions first-hand.

Rather than waiting for regulation, IMOCA chose to lead. Sustainability was built into the DNA of the Class.

Working with MarineShift360, they started with data, establishing a shared baseline before using rules to guide behaviour and competition to accelerate change.

The Green Sail Rule in 2023 was the first test of that approach. Emissions fell by 30% per kilogram of sail, waste dropped by 33%, and more than 80 lower-impact sails were produced. It worked, and it worked at scale.

That momentum led to RISE, a certification platform scoring sails from A to G based on emissions per kilogram of finished product, verified through independent audits and embedded directly into the rulebook.

Then something bigger started to happen. Early resistance turned into collaboration, and collaboration turned into competition.

Rival sailmakers began competing not just on performance, but on environmental impact, actively asking IMOCA to tighten the criteria and racing each other for the top ratings.

This isn’t just a sailing story. It is a model others can learn from.

Head to marineshift360.org to learn more

31/03/2026

Announcing , and as the 2026 MarineShift360 Impact Accelerator cohort.

The cohort represents the full lifecycle of marine sustainability, from the advanced materials that build vessels, to the propulsion systems that power them, to the end-of-life solutions that ensure they don’t become tomorrow’s waste.

Led by Marine Futures and supported by , the Impact Accelerator is a year-long initiative equipping marine organisations with LCA expertise, technical consultancy and access to an industry-wide sustainability network.

nlcomp was founded by competitive sailors who saw abandoned composite boats deteriorating in harbours with nowhere to go but landfill.

The Italian company has since developed rComposite®, a DNV-validated, fully recyclable thermoplastic composite system using recycled carbon fibre and natural fibres.

As part of the Impact Accelerator, nlcomp will build a lifecycle assessment framework to benchmark its composites against traditional thermoset materials, quantifying differences across global warming potential, landfill waste and material reuse.

Mobyfly a Swiss-Portuguese technology company recognised as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, is developing zero-emission hydrofoil vessels for passenger transport.

Its retractable foil system lifts the hull from the water at speed, cutting energy use by up to 80% compared to conventional diesel ferries.

MobyFly will use the year-long partnership to produce a cradle-to-grave lifecycle assessment of its 12-passenger S1 vessel, establishing a credible environmental baseline for the high-speed electric vessel category.

Gurit is one of the world’s leading composite materials and engineering companies, serving marine, wind energy and aerospace industries from operations spanning four continents.

Through the programme, Gurit will assess the lifecycle impact of key marine products, identify lower-impact material and design pathways, and embed LCA methodology into day-to-day engineering, with the long-term ambition of making environmental impact data a standard part of every client deliverable.

Learn more at marineshift360.org

26/03/2026

Competition has always driven innovation in sailing. has shown it can drive sustainability too.

Few athletes are closer to climate change than IMOCA skippers. Alone in the ocean, they experience shifting weather systems and changing conditions first-hand.

Rather than waiting for regulation, IMOCA chose to lead. Sustainability was built into the DNA of the Class.

Working with , they started with data, establishing a shared baseline before using rules to guide behaviour and competition to accelerate change.

The Green Sail Rule in 2023 was the first test of that approach. Emissions fell by 30% per kilogram of sail, waste dropped by 33%, and more than 80 lower-impact sails were produced. It worked, and it worked at scale.

That momentum led to RISE, a certification platform scoring sails from A to G based on emissions per kilogram of finished product, verified through independent audits and embedded directly into the rulebook.

Then something bigger started to happen. Early resistance turned into collaboration, and collaboration turned into competition.

Rival sailmakers began competing not just on performance, but on environmental impact, actively asking IMOCA to tighten the criteria and racing each other for the top ratings.

This isn’t just a sailing story. It is a model others can learn from.

Head to marineshift360.org to learn more.

24/02/2026

The 2026 update to MarineShift360 doesn’t just measure environmental impact. It now puts a financial figure on material waste too.

The new Cost Metric shows users where waste is occurring across a product’s lifecycle, how that waste is distributed across different materials, and what it’s costing.

Because high-value materials can carry disproportionate financial weight, even small waste reductions can have significant bottom-line impact.

Join us on 3 March at 2pm GMT to see the Cost Metric in action and understand how it fits into the wider 2026 update.

🔗 Register via the link in bio

20/02/2026

If you use MarineShift360 regularly, you may notice that some results look different following the 2026 update.

That’s expected, and it’s driven by meaningful changes to the database and methodology.

MarineShift360 now has the option to access two background datasets.

MarineData360 2026 is available alongside the existing dataset MarineData360 2021.

MarineData360 2026 includes a full refresh of underlying datasets informed by the latest available research.

The update incorporates:

• Ecoinvent 3.11 (previously 3.7)
• IPCC 2021 characterisation guidance (previously 2013)

These changes affect how impacts are calculated across lifecycle stages.

Some materials will show higher impacts, others will show lower. These shifts reflect updated science, not changes in user behaviour.

In our upcoming webinar, we’ll walk through:

• What’s changed
• Why results may differ
• How to interpret and communicate updated outputs
• How to select the appropriate dataset

📅 Tuesday 3 March
⏰ 2pm GMT
🔗 Register via the link in bio

17/02/2026

MarineShift360’s database and methodology have been updated, and if you’re a regular user, your 2026 results may look different.

The platform now runs on MarineData360 2026, incorporating Ecoinvent 3.11 and IPCC 2021 characterisation guidance. That means a full refresh of underlying datasets, informed by the latest available science.

Some materials will show higher impacts. Others will show lower. These shifts reflect updated data models and characterisation approaches, not changes in what you’re doing.

We’re running a live webinar on March 3 at 2pm GMT to walk through what’s changed, why results may differ, and how to interpret and communicate your updated outputs.

Register via the link in bio

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